The recovery packages must take into account the impact of Covid-19 and the economic crisis triggered by it on women empowerment. Read more »
The government must focus on public health while preparing Budget 2021, not on the health of insurance in healthcare firms. Read more »
There is an urgent need for a nodal body for online education to ensure uniformity of curriculum and equal access. Read more »
Trade negotiations and policy formulation have witnessed a radical change since mid-1990s with the increase in non-tariff measures. Read more »
The finance minister may be tempted to introduce a coronavirus cess in Budget 2021, but it will do more harm than good at present. Read more »
Through Budget 2021, the government must ensure that money does not come in the way of strengthening R&D, medical education, infrastructure, manpower and logistics systems. Read more »
No one can fault the finance minister for putting a bevy of welfare schemes in Kerala Budget 2021 in an election year amid a global pandemic and economic crisis. Read more »
Kerala Budget 2021 unveiled a post-doctoral fellowship scheme that will ensure the minimum efficiency wage for skilled research workers, like MGNREGA did in for unskilled labour. Read more »
The government needs to ensure optimal utilization of the sectoral stimulus packages to be announced in Union Budget 2021. Read more »
Budget 2021 should target doubling of farmers’ income through monetisation of their high-value produce, better price realisation, and a congenial policy environment. Read more »